Biografie van Empire
<b>empire</b> (from the Latin "imperium", denoting military command within the ancient Roman government) is a state that extends dominion over populations distinct culturally and ethnically from the culture/ethnicity at the center of power. Scholars still debate about what exactly constitutes an empire, and other definitions may emphasize economic or political factors.<br />
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Like other states, an empire maintains its political structure at least partly by coercion. Land-based empires (such as the Mongol Empire or the Achaemenid Persia) tend to extend in a contiguous area; sea-borne empires, also known as ''thalassocracies'' (the Athenian, Portuguese and the British empires provide examples), may feature looser structures and more scattered territories.<br />
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Reacties over Empire